A young girls sits on her father's shoulders after coming out to see Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge as they visit Echo Point in the Blue Mountains on April 17, 2014 in Katoomba, Australia. Chris Jackson, Getty Images.Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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Thousands of people showed up to see the royals wherever they went. Chris Jackson, Getty Images.Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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All eyes were on the Duchess at Manly Beach — though a few eyes were distracted by this 'budgy smuggler.' Chris Jackson, Getty Images.Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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Lifesavers gave the royal couple a demonstration of their skills on April18 at Manly Beach.Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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Kate seemed very at ease chatting with people she met on the tour. Chris Jackson, Getty Images.Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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prepare to cut the 'flower ribbon' when they officially open the Visitor's Centre at the Botanical Gardens on April 14 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Chris Jackson, Getty Images.Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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Kate performs the traditional Maori greeting of the 'Hongi' as she visits Christchurch City Council Buildings on April 14 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Chris Jackson, Getty Images.Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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Kate greets her fans in Blenheim, New Zealand on April 10.Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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The royal couple during a visit to Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre on Day 4 of a Royal Tour to New Zealand on April 10 in Blenheim. Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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Mobile phones were out in force wherever the royal couple travelled on the tour.Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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Crowds gather in Seymour Square during Day 4 of the Royal Tour to New Zealand on April 10. Chris Jackson, Getty Images.Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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Media stand on stepladders to get a better view of the royal couple on Day 4 of a Royal Tour to New Zealand on April 10. Chris Jackson, Getty Images.Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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Media on a follow-boat photograph Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge as they race in America's Cup Yachts in Auckland Harbour on April 11 in Auckland, New Zealand. Chris Jackson, Getty Images.Chris Jackson, Getty Images
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He’s done private photo shoots with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, covered their wedding (his shot of them leaving Westminster Abbey is one of the most memorable images of the day) and acts as a royal correspondent for multiple media companies.

Jackson’s photographs of the royal family (and not just the British royals — he has covered kings, queens, princes and princesses around the globe) are some of the best-known images captured of this rare breed.

In the crush of the press pack, Jackson, who works for Getty Images, sometimes has only seconds to get a shot. The shot. And invariably, he gets it.

Nowhere was this as evident as the recent royal tour of New Zealand and Australia by Prince William, his wife Kate and their son, Prince George. Jackson’s images of the royals appeared on news pages and websites internationally. And despite the breakneck pace of the royal itinerary, Jackson still managed to find the time to try something a little different — he created many of the photos in black and white, producing some of the most striking images to come out of the tour.

Postmedia Digital contacted Jackson to ask him why he did it — most of the images that have been featured by media so far have been those that showed off big, bold colours, such as Kate’s canary-coloured dress and the sunlight bathing the rocks at Uluru. But Jackson’s photographs tell a different, quieter story that goes behind the scenes and documents the journey not only of the royal family, but of those who followed them.

Here is Jackson’s response, followed by some of the arresting black and white images that have come to define the tour:

“I really wanted to give the viewer a flavour of what goes on behind the scenes on a royal tour. Prince William and Catherine’s visit to New Zealand and Australia is the biggest royal tour of recent years and certainly the most high profile and longest I have been on. A British media contingent of more than 60 have travelled around the two countries covering all the Duke and Duchess’s many engagements in a seamless blur of planes, minibuses and at one stage even a Hercules transporter plane. Coupled with the hundreds of local media accredited to cover the events, the story of the tour could not be covered without including the story of this important element, who have tirelessly recorded the details of every royal engagement and broadcast it to the world. I was lucky enough to photograph Prince George on a number of occasions throughout the tour and the intimacy of some of these pictures lent themselves incredibly well to black and white — I was especially pleased with my shot of Prince William kissing Prince George, a rare and special moment and for me it just ‘worked’ as an image in black and white. Put together I hope these images tell the story of what has been a really historical visit for this young royal family and a whirlwind few weeks for the media who have covered it.”

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